Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.73 Kevala is the holding alone
2.73
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
प्राणायामोऽयमित्युक्तः स वै केवलकुम्भकः ।
कुम्भके केवले सिद्धे रेचपूरकवर्जिते prāṇāyāmo'yam ity uktaḥ sa vai kevalakumbhakaḥ |
kumbhake kevale siddhe recapūrakavarjite
The line
This is called prāṇāyāma (प्राणायाम), and it is kevala kumbhaka, once kevala kumbhaka has succeeded and emptying and filling are left out.
नेपालीमा
केवल कुम्भक सिद्ध भएर खाली गर्नु र भर्नु छुटिसकेपछि यसलाई प्राणायाम भनिन्छ, र यो केवल कुम्भक हो।
Where it sits
1.45 said there is no kumbhaka like this one. 2.74 says what the success reaches.
Split: prāṇāyāmo'yam (प्राणायामोऽयम्) ity (इत्य्) uktaḥ (उक्तः) sa (स) vai (वै) kevala (केवल) + kumbhakaḥ (कुम्भकः) / kumbhake (कुम्भके) kevale (केवले) siddhe (सिद्धे) reca (रेच) + pūraka (पूरक) + varjite (वर्जिते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prāṇāyāmo'yam (प्राणायामोऽयम्) | nominative or accusative singular | prāṇāyāma (प्राणायाम). Regulation of the breath; this. |
| ity (इत्य्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| uktaḥ (उक्तः) | nominative singular | said. |
| sa (स) | form in the line | he. |
| vai (वै) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| kevala-kumbhakaḥ (केवल-कुम्भकः) | nominative singular | alone. The kevala hold is the holding by itself; kumbhaka. Retention of the breath. |
| kumbhake (कुम्भके) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | kumbhaka. Retention of the breath. |
| kevale (केवले) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | alone. The kevala hold is the holding by itself. |
| siddhe (सिद्धे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | a siddha. One who has arrived. |
| reca-pūraka-varjite (रेच-पूरक-वर्जिते) | present | the out-breath; pūraka (पूरक). The in-breath; left. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 16, 16 syllables. A hyphen in the split is a compound joint, a teaching mark, and the voice joins it.
Say it back
Cover the English and say the verse in one sentence. This is called prāṇāyāma (प्राणायाम), and it is kevala kumbhaka, once kevala kumbhaka has succeeded and emptying and filling are left out.